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♂ D. Rodger Mitchell
aliasD. Rodger Mitchell
Record
43803 · 12138

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 26 March 1898 → 126 years + 1 month ago
Lived 68 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 4 months
Death 4 January 1967 → 57 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
D. Rodger Mitchell (1898–1967)
© Photo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 4 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Bud Germa  m 
 
 
Eligible: 31,914 Votes: 21,526 Participation: 67.45% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23822(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 12,193 57.23% +6,595 Loser:
PC
 5,598 26.28% Laurier Lamoureux

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,355 Votes: 26,190 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24103(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 11,927 45.99% +1,487 Loser:
PC
 10,440 40.26% R.M. Mitchell

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,355 Votes: 31,713 Participation: 87.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24369(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 16,216 51.13% +5,132 Loser:
PC
 11,084 34.95% R.M. Mitchell

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,516 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24646(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 17,628 57.77% +9,909 Loser:
PC
 7,719 25.29% Hugh Doig

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,354 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24910(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/5 15,794 48.82% +7,197 Loser:
PC
 8,597 26.57% Tom Dixon

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,163 Votes: 29,898 Participation: 76.34% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25179(F) — 29 Jan 2022 13:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/3 13,247 44.65% +2,498 Loser:
NDP
 10,749 36.23% Melville C. (Bud) Germa
After his election:
4 Jan 1967 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,163 Votes: 28,765 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Ontario
29 May 1967
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25296(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
NDP
 12,982 45.13% Melville C. (Bud) Germa

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Rodger Mitchell, M.P.		 21 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Rodger Mitchell, député		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rodger Mitchell		 21 Feb 2024

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